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The Completeness of the Fossil Record of Mesozoic Birds: Implications for Early Avian Evolution
Many palaeobiological analyses have concluded that modern birds (Neornithes) radiated no earlier than the Maastrichtian, whereas molecular clock studies have argued for a much earlier origination. Here, we assess the quality of the fossil record of Mesozoic avian species, using a recently proposed c...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3382576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22761723 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039056 |